Paddy Reilly
Paddy Reilly | |
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| Birth name | Patrick Reilly |
| Born | 18 October 1939 Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland[1] |
| Genres | Celtic Folk |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1966–2005 |
Patrick Reilly (born 18 October 1939) is an Irish
Rose of Allendale" and "The Town I Loved So Well". Reilly released his version of "The Fields of Athenry" as a single in 1983; it was the most successful version of this song, remaining in the Irish charts for 72 weeks.[2] He achieved number 1 in Ireland with the Liam Reilly (no relation) written song "Flight of Earls" in 1988.[3]
For years a solo performer, he joined The Dubliners in 1996 as a replacement for long-time member Ronnie Drew. He left the group after nine years to move to New York City (where he owns a number of pubs) in 2005 and was replaced by Patsy Watchorn.[4] After living in New York for several years he moved back to Ireland.
Discography
Solo albums
- The Life of Paddy Reilly (1971)
- Paddy Reilly at Home (1972)
- The Town I Loved So Well (1975)
- Green Shamrock Shore (1980)
- The Fields of Athenry (1982)
- Live Paddy Reilly (1983)
- The Old Refrain (1984)
- Greatest Hits Live (1985)
- Paddy Reilly's Ireland (1986)
- Paddy Reilly Now (1988)
- Sings the Songs of Ewan MacColl (1990)
- Gold and Silver Days (1991) Recorded and released on Irish record label Celtic Collections
- Come Back Paddy Reilly (2003)
- 32 Counties in Song (2003) Recorded and released on Irish record label Celtic Collections
With The Dubliners
- Further Along (1996)
- Alive Alive-O (1997)
- 40 Years(2002)
- Live from the Gaiety (2002)
References
- ^ "PADDY REILLY CELEBRATES TURNING '80'". Ireland's Own. 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Facts and Figures – Longest in the Charts". The Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Flight of Earls". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 May 2022
- ^ http://cgi.ebay.ie/The-Paddy-Reilly-Songbook-Fields-of-Athenry-sheet-music_W0QQitemZ380145940850QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item588276b972&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 [dead link]
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